This kimono has probably been one of my favorite purchases this year. Never thought a kimono would become a crucial item in my closet, but it’s worked for a number of functions: the beach, the grocery store, the office, etc. Heck, even with a baseball cap (I was having a bad hair day).

Sometimes it’s fun to dress up in a hot little dress, but other times it’s far more satisfying to wear something totally man-repelling and frumpy. Reminds the boys that you’re dressing for yourself, not them.

Can’t remember what I was so happy about … probably the fact that it was sunny in the Sunset for once. These last couple months have been positively dreary, though I’ve made calculated efforts to spend my last couple weekends in sunny Dolores Park and Oakland. (More on Oakland in a future post – I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to get my butt down to Temescal Alley. Some photos already up on my Insta if you want a sneak preview.)

I cannot tell you how grateful I am to have rediscovered sneakers. I shunned them for so long – mainly because they reminded me of middle school, a time of utter sartorial confusion for all – but now their ugliness is precisely what draws me to them.